Lack of knowledge (2021)

[JDRoberts]

@marktheknife

Out of curiosity, is the reason you can’t use the app still due to accessibility concerns?

Yes, exactly.

ST App 1.6.67 Voiceover Fails

The lightbulb came on for me today as to why the smartthings app is so difficult to use with a voice reader. It doesn’t follow the most basic UI design principles for voice use. Let’s say there are two actionable elements, like two device tiles on a screen. What I expect to hear are Name of the actionable element current status information the type of element it is. Like “header,“ “button,“ “switch button,” etc. But the smartthings app frequently puts two actionable elements into a single tile. That’s visually clear, but really confusing when you are listening. Particularly since one of the elements is often just given its generic name, like “action power on“ or “scene.“ Also in some cases you hear the type of element before you hear the current status information, which is …